Castine -

CASTINE -The third annual Citizens Responding to Overcome poverty ( CROP ) Walk has been scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5 at the Town Common. The 25-minute walk will proceed south on Court Street, west on Main Street, south on Battle Avenue, and east on Tarratine Street, concluding at the Church of Our Lady of Holy Hope.

“CROP”¬† is sponsored by Church World Service (CWS), a multi-faith organization committed to combating hunger and poverty world-wide. Local organizations sponsoring the Walk are the Castine Men’s Club, the Castine Women’s Club, and all four of the town’s relgious congregations.

Funds are raised through donations to CWS to individual “walkers” or directly online by visiting the CWS website and clicking “CROP Walks,” and then the Castine Walk. For more information contact Lynn Parsons at 207 326 9790.